#ConservationIsDevelopment: USAID's New Biodiversity Policy

This video was created to illustrate USAID's vision of conserving biodiversity for sustainable long-term development, articulated in detail in the Agency's first-ever Biodiversity Policy. The Policy outlines two priorities: taking strategic actions to conserve the world's most important biodiversity, and integrating biodiversity and other sectors. Learn more at www.usaid.gov/biodiversity/policy.

One of the world's largest public funders of international biodiversity conservation, USAID will invest more than $210 million in 2014 to conserve nature in more than 50 countries, including an anticipated $40 million to combat wildlife trafficking. The Biodiversity Policy provides a blueprint for how USAID will conduct this important work to conserve nature and promote sustainable, resilient development. Join the conversation #ConservationIsDevelopment